Requirements
- Target platform
- OpenClaw
- Install method
- Manual import
- Extraction
- Extract archive
- Prerequisites
- OpenClaw
- Primary doc
- SKILL.md
Get transcripts from any YouTube video — for summarization, research, translation, quoting, or content analysis. Use when the user shares a video link or asks "what did they say", "get the transcript", "transcribe this video", "summarize this video", or wants to analyze spoken content.
Get transcripts from any YouTube video — for summarization, research, translation, quoting, or content analysis. Use when the user shares a video link or asks "what did they say", "get the transcript", "transcribe this video", "summarize this video", or wants to analyze spoken content.
Hand the extracted package to your coding agent with a concrete install brief instead of figuring it out manually.
I downloaded a skill package from Yavira. Read SKILL.md from the extracted folder and install it by following the included instructions. Tell me what you changed and call out any manual steps you could not complete.
I downloaded an updated skill package from Yavira. Read SKILL.md from the extracted folder, compare it with my current installation, and upgrade it while preserving any custom configuration unless the package docs explicitly say otherwise. Summarize what changed and any follow-up checks I should run.
Fetch video transcripts via TranscriptAPI.com.
If $TRANSCRIPT_API_KEY is not set, help the user create an account (100 free credits, no card): Step 1 — Register: Ask user for their email. node ./scripts/tapi-auth.js register --email USER_EMAIL → OTP sent to email. Ask user: "Check your email for a 6-digit verification code." Step 2 — Verify: Once user provides the OTP: node ./scripts/tapi-auth.js verify --token TOKEN_FROM_STEP_1 --otp CODE API key saved to ~/.openclaw/openclaw.json. See File Writes below for details. Existing file is backed up before modification. Manual option: transcriptapi.com/signup → Dashboard → API Keys.
The verify and save-key commands save the API key to ~/.openclaw/openclaw.json (sets skills.entries.transcriptapi.apiKey and enabled: true). Existing file is backed up to ~/.openclaw/openclaw.json.bak before modification. To use the API key in terminal/CLI outside the agent, add to your shell profile manually: export TRANSCRIPT_API_KEY=<your-key>
curl -s "https://transcriptapi.com/api/v2/youtube/transcript\ ?video_url=VIDEO_URL&format=text&include_timestamp=true&send_metadata=true" \ -H "Authorization: Bearer $TRANSCRIPT_API_KEY" ParamRequiredDefaultValuesvideo_urlyes—YouTube URL or 11-char video IDformatnojsonjson, textinclude_timestampnotruetrue, falsesend_metadatanofalsetrue, false Accepts: full URLs (youtube.com/watch?v=ID), short URLs (youtu.be/ID), shorts (youtube.com/shorts/ID), or bare video IDs. Default: Always use format=text&include_timestamp=true&send_metadata=true unless user specifies otherwise. Response (format=json): { "video_id": "dQw4w9WgXcQ", "language": "en", "transcript": [ { "text": "We're no strangers to love", "start": 18.0, "duration": 3.5 }, { "text": "You know the rules and so do I", "start": 21.5, "duration": 2.8 } ], "metadata": { "title": "Rick Astley - Never Gonna Give You Up", "author_name": "Rick Astley", "author_url": "https://www.youtube.com/@RickAstley", "thumbnail_url": "https://i.ytimg.com/vi/dQw4w9WgXcQ/maxresdefault.jpg" } } Response (format=text): { "video_id": "dQw4w9WgXcQ", "language": "en", "transcript": "[00:00:18] We're no strangers to love\n[00:00:21] You know the rules...", "metadata": {...} }
CodeMeaningAction401Bad API keyCheck key or re-setup402No creditsTop up at transcriptapi.com/billing404No transcriptVideo may not have captions enabled408TimeoutRetry once after 2s429Rate limitedWait and retry
For long videos, summarize key points first, offer full transcript on request. Use format=json when you need precise timestamps for quoting specific moments. Use include_timestamp=false for clean text suitable for translation or analysis. 1 credit per successful request. Errors don't cost credits. Free tier: 100 credits, 300 req/min.
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